In the NHL, the Buffalo Sabres, who have the NHL's worst record, overhauled their hockey department on Wednesday morning, hiring Pat LaFontaine and Ted Nolan and firing coach Ron Rolston and general manager Darcy Regier.

Meanwhile, Minnesota beat Toronto 2-1 in a shootout. It was Philadelphia over Pittsburgh 2-1 and Dallas blanked Edmonton 3-0.

In baseball news, Detroit's Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers are the runaway winners of the AL and NL Cy Young Awards, respectively.

ESPN is reporting that a baseball source said Tuesday shortstop Stephen Drew won’t return to the Red Sox because there are a number of teams willing to make him multiyear offers beyond what the Red Sox would do.